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NEWS AND NOTES FROM NINETY.sIX.
Religious Exercises and Prayer Meet
ings...Early Tomatoes and Cucum'
bers...COttOn Choppers md Stock
Raisers.--ActiyeW Work for the Doc
tors -. Wedding Bells Take the
Place Of Mysterious Sounds.

| NINETY-SIX, ). c., May ~, 1887.
| Ore OF the lurgcSt prayer meetings that we
have heard of was held at the residence OF
Mr.. II. c. Calhoun one night last week. Over
one hundred persons were present
ter hold on TO the decision OF Judges Simpson
and McIver, and not fly off at a tangent. sup
pose it does work hardshpS, that Is no reason
why these men should be condemned for an
honest decision. An intelligible construction
of The written law Is what we want
| Mrs. "Eust End had nice plate OF new TO-
| matucs and cucumbcrs sent her last week by
our neighbor Col. Rice. Extraordinarily ear
Mr.. IL r.. Turner has one OF the hnndsomest
| Norman coils we have seen. However on re-
Election. 1 believe it is the only one have
seen, but If there are any better ones they
| must be good ones.
On the 5th instant, at the residence of the
bride, by the Rev. w. =. Meadors. Mr.. Joseph
Addison to Miss Mamie ]. Kinard, both Of
Edgeteld county. We extend to these friends
their paths through life may be strewn with
flowers and joys.
Miss C. Anderson, of Laurens, is visiting her
brother Mr.. w. B. Anderson.
Mr.. John A. Moore Is the happiest man IN
town. He has fine son-seventh child and
first son. We all congratulate him.
MIR. T. II. Walker, commission broker from
Greenwood, spent last Saturday and Sunday
Tic Rev. Il. z. Campbell, formerly of Lau-
rens, but now of Florida, New York, Will
preach at the Prcsby church in this
place on next Sunday morning and evening.
Mr.. Campbell Is Il brother OF Mrs. j. ID. Wat
son. Come ont and hear good sermon.
Mr.. Walter Barr, n prominent young busi-
ness man OF Greenville IS on Visit TO Nine
ty-SIX. We do not know his mission to onr
town, but presume he has some fixed purpose
In view.
The Rev. Mr.. Ltitch, the evangelist, has so
far recovered that he was able to preach TO n
crowded house on last Sunday, also ut the
school house in Cow Grove In the evening at
o'clock.
Mr. j. 5. Wilson, after having the measles
three or fouI times has recovered, and able TO
be u. his business again.
The Rev. j. f. probst and wife have gone on
n visit of five or six weeks to friends In Barn-
well County.
Cotton chopping and hoeIng corn has COM
menccd IN earnest. The crops look fine
Miss WhitIock, Of New Marke is visiting
Dr. w. p. Addison, Of Troy, was In DOWN last
week. He came up To attend his brothers
wedding. The Doctor IL enthusiastic on the
subject of raising fne stock. Would that
our community was full of just such men az
DR.. Addison.
We would suggest that our Doctors buy
themselves set of marbles, and play knucks
In the absence of something else to do.
Mrs. Caroline Cresswell, of Greenwood, was
down last week TO visit friends.
Capt. Hale and Mr.. l.. NJ. Fouche, members
of the T. z. a., are Mt home on short vaca-
ton, after which they will take the road seek
ing whom they may devour.
Mr.. w. A. Templcton. of Abbevllle, paid
Ninety Six n flying visit last week.
Col. Gaines. Of the augusta Chronicle was In
town recently. He Is one of the best newspa.
per men in the South.
Prayer meeting services Will be hau NJ tne
Presby terian church every Sunday evening at
) o'clock. Everybody is Invited.
Col. Rice of Coronaca. Is n firm believer In
kafllr corn and is planting 1t extensively, sIE ,n